Exonerate
verb
To clear someone of blame or guilt for a wrongdoing.
The judge exonerated her of all charges after the evidence presented proved her innocence.
Often appears as...
- exonerate from charges
- exonerate of wrongdoing
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Formal
verb
To clear someone of blame or guilt for a wrongdoing.
The judge exonerated her of all charges after the evidence presented proved her innocence.
Often appears as...
- exonerate from charges
- exonerate of wrongdoing
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Context
Typically used in legal situations to describe a formal legal decision.
The court exonerated the defendant after new evidence was presented.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Innocence
'Exonerate' doesn't just mean innocent. It means proven not responsible for a crime.
Despite personal doubts, the jury exonerated him due to lack of evidence.
Pro Tip 3/3Complete Clearance
Indicates a total removal of blame, not just a reduction of suspicion.
After the alibi was confirmed, the suspect was fully exonerated.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Context
Typically used in legal situations to describe a formal legal decision.
The court exonerated the defendant after new evidence was presented.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Innocence
'Exonerate' doesn't just mean innocent. It means proven not responsible for a crime.
Despite personal doubts, the jury exonerated him due to lack of evidence.
Pro Tip 3/3Complete Clearance
Indicates a total removal of blame, not just a reduction of suspicion.
After the alibi was confirmed, the suspect was fully exonerated.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Context
Typically used in legal situations to describe a formal legal decision.
The court exonerated the defendant after new evidence was presented.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Innocence
'Exonerate' doesn't just mean innocent. It means proven not responsible for a crime.
Despite personal doubts, the jury exonerated him due to lack of evidence.
Pro Tip 3/3Complete Clearance
Indicates a total removal of blame, not just a reduction of suspicion.
After the alibi was confirmed, the suspect was fully exonerated.
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The surprising science...
he didn't commit he was ultimately exonerated at the age of 78 through DNA evidence and what did he have to say about his experience I don't have one minutes regret it was a glorious experience glorious this guy is not saying why are some nice guys there too Jim its glorious a word we usually
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Why you think you're...
like, "Well, all you've really shown, Picquart, is that there's another spy who learned how to mimic Dreyfus's handwriting, and he picked up the torch of spying after Dreyfus left. But Dreyfus is still guilty." Eventually, Picquart managed to get Dreyfus exonerated.
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The path to ending...
for the unpaid debts that this country owes to its black residents. And it comes due usually every 20 to 30 years. It was Ferguson just six years ago, but about 30 years before that, it was in the streets of Los Angeles, after the verdict that exonerated the police
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Taryn Simon photographs...
of rape, kidnapping and vehicle theft. And he served 10 years of a life sentence. Now DNA exonerated Frederick and it also implicated another man who was serving time in prison. But the victim refused to press charges because she claimed that law enforcement
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Bryan Stevenson: We need...
For every nine people who have been executed, we've actually identified one innocent person who's been exonerated and released from death row. A kind of astonishing error rate -- one out of nine people, innocent. I mean, it's fascinating.
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We need to talk about an...
who's been exonerated and released from death row a kind of astonishing error rate one out of nine people innocent I mean it's fascinating in aviation we would never let people fly on airplanes if for every nine planes it took off one
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Re-writing laws to help...
with key stakeholders so that everyone can assess the effectiveness of these policies look these rights can even help the accused it's just a bad idea to throw away evidence DNA evidence often exonerates they accused these rights
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Why teens confess to...
of people later exonerated by DNA evidence. Turns out, they were innocent. These cases are crystal clear because we have the DNA. So they didn't do the crime, and yet one-quarter of them confessed to it anyway.
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Scott Fraser: The...
and you know that over three quarters of all of those cases of exoneration involved only eyewitness identification testimony during the trial that convicted them.
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Interrogation or Child...
fortunately for Michael crow evidence was found that exonerated him for the murder of his sister
Video examples
The surprising science...
he didn't commit he was ultimately exonerated at the age of 78 through DNA evidence and what did he have to say about his experience I don't have one minutes regret it was a glorious experience glorious this guy is not saying why are some nice guys there too Jim its glorious a word we usually
Video examples
Why you think you're...
like, "Well, all you've really shown, Picquart, is that there's another spy who learned how to mimic Dreyfus's handwriting, and he picked up the torch of spying after Dreyfus left. But Dreyfus is still guilty." Eventually, Picquart managed to get Dreyfus exonerated.
Video examples
The path to ending...
for the unpaid debts that this country owes to its black residents. And it comes due usually every 20 to 30 years. It was Ferguson just six years ago, but about 30 years before that, it was in the streets of Los Angeles, after the verdict that exonerated the police
Video examples
Taryn Simon photographs...
of rape, kidnapping and vehicle theft. And he served 10 years of a life sentence. Now DNA exonerated Frederick and it also implicated another man who was serving time in prison. But the victim refused to press charges because she claimed that law enforcement
Video examples
Bryan Stevenson: We need...
For every nine people who have been executed, we've actually identified one innocent person who's been exonerated and released from death row. A kind of astonishing error rate -- one out of nine people, innocent. I mean, it's fascinating.
Video examples
We need to talk about an...
who's been exonerated and released from death row a kind of astonishing error rate one out of nine people innocent I mean it's fascinating in aviation we would never let people fly on airplanes if for every nine planes it took off one
Video examples
Re-writing laws to help...
with key stakeholders so that everyone can assess the effectiveness of these policies look these rights can even help the accused it's just a bad idea to throw away evidence DNA evidence often exonerates they accused these rights
Video examples
Why teens confess to...
of people later exonerated by DNA evidence. Turns out, they were innocent. These cases are crystal clear because we have the DNA. So they didn't do the crime, and yet one-quarter of them confessed to it anyway.
Video examples
Scott Fraser: The...
and you know that over three quarters of all of those cases of exoneration involved only eyewitness identification testimony during the trial that convicted them.
Video examples
Interrogation or Child...
fortunately for Michael crow evidence was found that exonerated him for the murder of his sister
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Quote examples
John Grisham
American Writer
More than 100 people have been sent to death row who were later exonerated because they weren't guilty or fairly tried. Most criminal defendants do not get adequate representation because there are not enough public defenders to represent them. There is a lot that is wrong.
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S.E. Cupp
American Journalist
For one, as I've written before, the death penalty is plainly unjust. When the number of wrongful convictions and death penalty cases that are eventually exonerated number in the hundreds, if not thousands, we can not call it a moral system.
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Richard LaGravenese
American Writer
How do you survive living in a cell knowing you are innocent? Many of those exonerated whom I have met seem to have a more benign, grateful attitude toward life than those of us who walk free. Many find a religious or spiritual stronghold.
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Kayleigh McEnany
American Public Servant
Neither an almost $35 million Mueller investigation, ending in an exonerating report, nor a sham impeachment effort could deter Trump from moving forward with the business of the American people.
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Peter B. Lewis
American Businessman
Seeing results flow from my gifts is my greatest pleasure as a philanthropist - whether exonerating a jailed innocent or completing a Frank Gehry building. I want to enjoy my philanthropy.
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Mohit Raina
Indian Actor
I am sure the audience that looks on me as a Mahadev knows that at the end of the day, I am an actor playing a God. But that doesn't exonerate me from a social responsibility.
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T. D. Jakes
American Clergyman
I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.
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Paul Begala
American Journalist
Bill and Hillary Clinton are the most investigated couple in American history - now the most thoroughly exonerated couple in American history.
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Jane Leavy
American Writer
For Mantle, the Yankees' locker room was a sanctuary, a safe haven where he was understood, accepted and, when necessary, exonerated.
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Brian Banks
American Athlete
To make a 53-man roster would be a huge accomplishment - right up there with getting exonerated for a crime I didn't commit.
Quote examples
John Grisham
American Writer
More than 100 people have been sent to death row who were later exonerated because they weren't guilty or fairly tried. Most criminal defendants do not get adequate representation because there are not enough public defenders to represent them. There is a lot that is wrong.
Quote examples
S.E. Cupp
American Journalist
For one, as I've written before, the death penalty is plainly unjust. When the number of wrongful convictions and death penalty cases that are eventually exonerated number in the hundreds, if not thousands, we can not call it a moral system.
Quote examples
Richard LaGravenese
American Writer
How do you survive living in a cell knowing you are innocent? Many of those exonerated whom I have met seem to have a more benign, grateful attitude toward life than those of us who walk free. Many find a religious or spiritual stronghold.
Quote examples
Kayleigh McEnany
American Public Servant
Neither an almost $35 million Mueller investigation, ending in an exonerating report, nor a sham impeachment effort could deter Trump from moving forward with the business of the American people.
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Peter B. Lewis
American Businessman
Seeing results flow from my gifts is my greatest pleasure as a philanthropist - whether exonerating a jailed innocent or completing a Frank Gehry building. I want to enjoy my philanthropy.
Quote examples
Mohit Raina
Indian Actor
I am sure the audience that looks on me as a Mahadev knows that at the end of the day, I am an actor playing a God. But that doesn't exonerate me from a social responsibility.
Quote examples
T. D. Jakes
American Clergyman
I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.
Quote examples
Paul Begala
American Journalist
Bill and Hillary Clinton are the most investigated couple in American history - now the most thoroughly exonerated couple in American history.
Quote examples
Jane Leavy
American Writer
For Mantle, the Yankees' locker room was a sanctuary, a safe haven where he was understood, accepted and, when necessary, exonerated.
Quote examples
Brian Banks
American Athlete
To make a 53-man roster would be a huge accomplishment - right up there with getting exonerated for a crime I didn't commit.
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